Mechanical toy



(I IoModelJ I E. G. MOERSOH.

MECHANICAL TOY. No. 574,557. Patented Jan. 5, 1 97.

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ERNST GOTTFR. MOERSCH, OF NEWARK, NElV JERSEY.

MECHANICAL TOY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 574,557, dated January5, 1897.

Application filed arch 5, 1896.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ERNST GOTTFR. MOERsOH,acit-izen of the UnitedStates, residing at Newark,in the county of Essex and State of NewJersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in MechanicalToys; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in mechanical toys, and hasfor its primary object to provide a simple device which will affordgreat amusement to children.

The said invention consists, essentially, in the arrangement andcombination of a handle, a stationary post secured to one end of saidhandle, a spindle or shaft rotatively held on said post, provided with asuitable cupshaped disk forming a support fora spinning or flying piece,which has a perforation or hole for loosely fitting it over a suitableprojection or post on said cup-shaped disk, said parts being constructedin such a manner that when a string is wound upon the spindle or shaftand then rapidly pulled at one end to produce a quick rotary motion ofsaid spindle and its disk said spinning or flying piece will at firstturn with said disk, but owing to the construction of its wings willimmediately ascend to a great height into the The invention is clearlyillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a sideview of my toy. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same, and Fig. 3 is avertical section of the parts with the spinning or flying piece removed.

Similar letters of reference are employed in all of the above-describedviews to indicate like parts.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, and 3 of the drawings, a indicates asuitably-constructed handle, of wood or other material, which may beprovided with a ferrule a. Into the end of said handle a and through ahole in the ferrule a, is driven a suitable pin 1), provided with a headI), which may be flat, as indicated Serial No. 581,918. (No model.)

cured a flat post 0 which is made of sheet metal, being formed asclearly illustrated in Fig. 3, and having its-ends o soldered fast orotherwise secured on the said disk 0. Loosely fitted over said post a isspinning or flying piece 67, comprising therein a suitable number ofupwardly-curved wings 61, preferably provided with the longitudinal ribs(Z an d a circular rib d to produce strength and rigidity, and providedalso with a centrallyarranged opening d, which is rectangular in shapeto correspond with the outline of said post 0 whereby said spinning orflying piece is loosely and operatively arranged on the top of said disk0.

To Work the toy, all that is required is to take a string and wind itaround the spindle or shaft 0, place'the spinning or flying piece d inposition on the disk 0, take the handle a in one hand, and with theother hand give a quick pull on the free end of the string. The spindleor shaft 0 and its disk 0 and the post 0 thereon will be caused torotate very rapidly, at the same time carrying the spinning or flyingpiece (1. However, as the speed of rotation is rapidly increased, thecurvature of the wings 61 will cause said spinning or flying piece d torise rapidly into the air, thereby producing the appearance of a flyingbird.

From the above description and the arrangement of the angular post 0illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 it will be evident that as soon as the disk0 turns the spinning or flying piece d is compelled to turn with ituntil it has risen high enough to become disengaged from said posts 0 orc and sails off gracefully to a great height into the air.

Hy improvement provides a simple mechanical toy for the amusement ofchildren.

which can be easily manipulated and in which the spinning or flyingpiece can be made to ascend to a great height into the air, therebyproducing the appearance of a flying bird.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isv 1. A mechanicaltoy, consisting of a handie, a pin Z) secured to the end thereof, andhaving a head I), a tubular spindle c rotatively arranged on said pin, acup-shaped disk 0 on said spindle, and a flat post 0 011 said spindlehaving its ends 0 secured thereto, and a spinning or flying piece,having wings, and a centrally-arranged and rectangularly-forined opening(1" adapted to be fitted over said post a on said disk 0, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth.

2. A mechanical toy, consisting of a handle, a pin 6 secured to the endthereof, and having a head I), a tubular spindle c rotatively arrangedon said pin, a cupshaped disk 0 on said spindle, and a flat post a 011said disk having its ends 0 secured thereto, and a spinning or flyingpiece (1, having Wings d, ribs d and (P, a centrally-arranged opening(1" corresponding in shape to the crosssection of said post c 011 saiddisk 0, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that 1 claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 3d day of March, 1896.

ERNST GOTTFR. MOERSCII.

Vitnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, \Vw. H. GAMFIELD, Jr.

